Your car has broken down on the hard shoulder and has been repaired. How should you rejoin the motorway?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Build up speed along the hard shoulder, then move into the left-hand lane only when there is a safe gap
- Step 1: Traffic in the lanes has priority over a vehicle leaving the hard shoulder. Step 2. You need to match the speed of traffic, which means using the hard shoulder to build speed first. Answer: Build up speed along the hard shoulder, then move into the left-hand lane only when there is a safe gap. Why not the others: Traffic does not have to give way, waiting for an empty motorway is unrealistic, and driving slowly is dangerous.
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